il conduisait

was driving

→ conduire
conduis to drive + ait he/she/it imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #12,797
was driving Imperfect form of « conduire »; it can also be translated as “drove” depending on context.
FR: Elle conduisait prudemment.
EN: She was driving carefully.
Conjugation of conduire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First conduisais —
Second conduisais conduisiez
Third conduisait —

Qui conduisait ?

Who was driving?

Le type conduisait et un de ses pneus a éclaté.

The guy was driving and one of his tires blew out.

— Blow Out (1981)

Gabriel conduisait un camion sans plaques d'immatriculation.

Gabriel was driving a truck without license plates.

Ce n'est pas moi qui conduisait la voiture.

I wasn't the one driving the car.

Ziri ne conduisait jamais.

Ziri never drove.

Comment conduisait M. Delassalle ?

How did Mr. Delassalle drive?

— Les Diaboliques (1955)

Sami conduisait une carrosse.

Sami drove a carriage.

Sami conduisait seul.

Sami was driving alone.

Que la route conduisait à une rivière puis aux montagnes.

That the road led to a river and then to the mountains.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

J'y peux rien, il conduisait sec.

I couldn't help it; he was driving really fast.

— Marche à l'ombre (1984)

Elle se conduisait de manière énigmatique.

She behaved in an enigmatic manner.

C'est ma femme qui conduisait.

It was my wife who was driving.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Il conduisait vers Tazmalt.

He was driving towards Tazmalt.

Conduisait-il ?

Was he driving?

— Blow Out (1981)

Il conduisait quand j'étais petit.

He used to drive when I was little.

— Taxi (1998)

Un soir de pluie, il conduisait une voiture.

One rainy evening, he was driving a car.

Stefan conduisait la camionnette !

Stefan was driving the van!

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Ce lien me conduisait à votre site, mais il ne marche plus.

This link used to take me to your website, but it no longer works.

Elle conduisait la voiture.

She was driving the car.

C'était Tom qui conduisait.

It was Tom who was driving.

Je n'ai pas vu qui conduisait.

I didn't see who was driving.

Elle conduisait.

She was driving.

Ziri conduisait une limousine.

Ziri was driving a limousine.

Qui conduisait la voiture ?

Who was driving the car?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Deux hommes dans un fourgon, le troisième conduisait.

Two men in a van, the third was driving.

Ziri conduisait.

Ziri was driving.

Il conduisait.

He was driving.

Et il conduisait quoi ?

And what was he driving?

— Crime 101 (2026)

Sami conduisait un cheval et un attelage.

Sami drove a horse and carriage.

Elle est rentrée dans ma voiture, et c'est ce rat qui la conduisait.

She crashed into my car, and that rat was the one driving it.

— The Chaser (2008)

Il conduisait la voiture à pleine vitesse.

He was driving the car at full speed.

Dan a déclaré que Linda conduisait la voiture.

Dan said Linda was driving the car.

Tom s'est endormi alors qu'il conduisait et a causé un accident.

Tom fell asleep while driving and caused an accident.

Nous devons découvrir qui conduisait cette voiture.

We need to find out who was driving this car.

Tom conduisait le bus.

Tom was driving the bus.